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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Soichi Kato, Saitama, JP;
Zexel Valeo Climate Control Corporation, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A heat exchanger has a connector ( ) for connecting a receiver tank ( ) brazed to a header pipe ( ) and the receiver tank ( ) connected to the connector ( ) by male screw parts, wherein the connector ( ) is formed to have a brazing face ( ) against the header pipe ( ) narrower than a mating face ( ) against the receiver tank ( ). The connector ( ) has a plurality of holes ( ), ( ) into which a plurality of male screw parts are inserted or screwed, and the holes ( ), ( ) are formed symmetrically or substantially symmetrically on the brazing face ( ) against the header pipe ( ) with respect to a straight line connecting the center of an outflow path ( ) and that of an inflow path ( ) on the mating face ( ) against the receiver tank ( ). And, a groove ( ) which divides the brazing face ( ) is formed between the inflow path ( ) and the outflow path ( ) on the brazing face ( ) against the header pipe ( ).